公开(公告)号：US20110146778A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12644360

申请日：2009-12-22

申请人： Steven Thomas Croft ,  Kedar Hardikar ,  Whitfield Gardner Halstead ,  Shawn Everson

发明人： Steven Thomas Croft ,  Kedar Hardikar ,  Whitfield Gardner Halstead ,  Shawn Everson

IPC分类号： H01L31/00 ,  H01L21/56 ,  H01L31/0203

CPC分类号： H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L2224/33 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A method and apparatus for protecting a diode assembly of a photovoltaic module from compressive and tensile forces by providing at least one interior shielding element are provided. According to various embodiments, a photovoltaic module including a first encasing layer, a second encasing layer, at least one photovoltaic cell disposed between the first and second encasing layers, at least one shielded diode assembly disposed on the at least one photovoltaic cell and electrically connected to the at least one photovoltaic cell, and a pottant disposed between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the second encasing layer is provided. A localized shielding element may be used to shield the diode assembly.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过提供至少一个内部屏蔽元件来保护光伏组件的二极管组件免受压缩和拉伸力的方法和装置。 根据各种实施例，包括第一封装层，第二封装层，设置在第一和第二封装层之间的至少一个光伏电池的光伏模块，设置在至少一个光伏电池上的至少一个屏蔽二极管组件，并电连接 提供至少一个光伏电池，并且设置在所述至少一个光伏电池和所述第二包装层之间的电容器。 可以使用局部屏蔽元件来屏蔽二极管组件。

公开(公告)号：US20110036389A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-17

申请号：US12539054

申请日：2009-08-11

申请人： Kedar Hardikar ,  Todd Krajewski ,  Kent Whitfield

发明人： Kedar Hardikar ,  Todd Krajewski ,  Kent Whitfield

IPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  C03C27/12

CPC分类号： H01L31/048 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： A photovoltaic module having a light transmissive front layer, a back layer, and a plurality of interconnected photovoltaic cells disposed between the light transmissive front layer and the back layer has a CTE-modified composite encapsulant is interposed between the plurality of solar cells and the light transmissive front layer. The composite encapsulant includes a bulk encapsulant transmissive to visible and near visible wavelengths of the solar spectrum and having a base coefficient of thermal (CTE) expansion, and an encapsulant CTE modifier in the bulk encapsulant. The encapsulant CTE modifier is substantially evenly distributed through the composite encapsulant thickness and interacts with the bulk encapsulant to reduce the effective CTE of the composite encapsulant below that of the bulk encapsulant.

摘要翻译： 具有透光性前层，背层和设置在透光性前层与背层之间的多个互连光伏电池的光伏组件具有CTE改性复合密封剂，其插入在多个太阳能电池和光 透射前层。 复合密封剂包括对太阳光谱的可见光和近可见波长透射并且具有基本热（CTE）膨胀系数的散装密封剂，以及散装密封剂中的密封剂CTE改性剂。 密封剂CTE改性剂基本上均匀地分布在复合材料密封剂厚度上并与体积密封剂相互作用，以将复合材料密封剂的有效CTE降低到体积密封剂的有效CTE。

公开(公告)号：US20100310783A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-09

申请号：US12801383

申请日：2010-06-07

申请人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Deborah Mathias ,  Neil M. Mackie

发明人： Daniel R. Juliano ,  Deborah Mathias ,  Neil M. Mackie

IPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  C23C14/34 ,  C23C14/14 ,  C23C4/06

CPC分类号： C23C14/3414 ,  C23C14/0623 ,  C23C14/562 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/0749 ,  H01L31/206 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (CIS) based semiconductor absorber layer of a solar cell. The sputtering layer directly contacts the second material.

公开(公告)号：US20100258542A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12820489

申请日：2010-06-22

申请人： Dallas W. Meyer ,  Jason Stephen Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  William James McColl

发明人： Dallas W. Meyer ,  Jason Stephen Corneille ,  Steven Thomas Croft ,  Mulugeta Zerfu Wudu ,  William James McColl

IPC分类号： B23K26/00

CPC分类号： E06B7/08 ,  B32B37/02 ,  B32B37/12 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  B32B38/06 ,  B32B2310/0843 ,  B32B2311/00 ,  B32B2311/24 ,  B32B2367/00 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  H01L31/022425

摘要： Provided herein are methods of polishing, cleaning and texturing back contacts of thin-film solar cells. According to various embodiments, the methods involve irradiating sites on the back contact with laser beams to remove contaminants and/or smooth the surface of the back contact. The back contact, e.g., a molybdenum, copper, or niobium thin-film, is smoothed prior to deposition of the absorber and other thin-films of the photovoltaic stack. In certain embodiments, laser polishing of the back contact is used to enhance the diffusion barrier characteristics of the back contact layer, with all or a surface layer of the back contact becoming essentially amorphous. In certain embodiments, the adhesion of the absorber layer is enhanced by the textured back contact and by the presence of the amorphous metal at the deposition surface.

摘要翻译： 本文提供了对薄膜太阳能电池的接触进行抛光，清洁和纹理化的方法。 根据各种实施例，所述方法包括用激光束照射背面接触部位以去除污染物和/或平滑背面接触表面。 在沉积光伏堆叠的吸收体和其它薄膜之前，将后接触，例如钼，铜或铌薄膜平滑化。 在某些实施例中，后接触件的激光抛光用于增强背接触层的扩散阻挡特性，其中后接触点的全部或表面层基本上是无定形的。 在某些实施方案中，吸收层的粘附通过织构化的背面接触和沉积表面处非晶态金属的存在来增强。

公开(公告)号：US20100258191A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-14

申请号：US12385572

申请日：2009-04-13

申请人： Neil M. Mackie

发明人： Neil M. Mackie

IPC分类号： H01L31/0256 ,  H01L31/18

CPC分类号： H01L31/0322 ,  H01L21/02425 ,  H01L21/02491 ,  H01L21/02568 ,  H01L21/02579 ,  H01L21/02631 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022466 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03923 ,  H01L31/03928 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode located over the substrate, where the first electrode comprises a first transition metal layer, at least one p-type semiconductor absorber layer located over the first electrode, an n-type semiconductor layer located over the p-type semiconductor absorber layer, and a second electrode located over the n-type semiconductor layer. The first transition metal layer contains (i) an alkali element or an alkali compound and (ii) a lattice distortion element or a lattice distortion compound. The p-type semiconductor absorber layer includes a copper indium selenide (CIS) based alloy material.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池包括基板，位于基板上方的第一电极，其中第一电极包括第一过渡金属层，位于第一电极上方的至少一个p型半导体吸收层，位于第一电极上方的n型半导体层 p型半导体吸收层和位于n型半导体层上方的第二电极。 第一过渡金属层包含（i）碱金属元素或碱金属化合物和（ii）晶格变形元件或晶格畸变化合物。 p型半导体吸收层包括铜铟硒（CIS）基合金材料。

公开(公告)号：US20100212732A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12379427

申请日：2009-02-20

申请人： Chris Schmidt ,  John Corson

发明人： Chris Schmidt ,  John Corson

IPC分类号： H01L31/0264 ,  H01L21/04 ,  H01L21/70

CPC分类号： H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/022466 ,  H01L31/0392 ,  H01L31/03928 ,  H01L31/056 ,  Y02E10/52 ,  Y02E10/541

摘要： A solar cell includes a substrate, a protective layer located over a first surface of the substrate, a first electrode located over a second surface of the substrate, at least one p-type semiconductor absorber layer located over the first electrode, an n-type semiconductor layer located over the p-type semiconductor absorber layer, and a second electrode over the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor absorber layer includes a copper indium selenide (CIS) based alloy material, and the second electrode is transparent and electrically conductive. The protective layer has an emissivity greater than 0.25 at a wavelength of 2 μm, has a reactivity with a selenium-containing gas lower than that of the substrate, and may differ from the first electrode in at least one of composition, thickness, density, emissivity, conductivity or stress state. The emissivity profile of the protective layer may be uniform or non-uniform.

摘要翻译： 太阳能电池包括基板，位于基板的第一表面上的保护层，位于基板的第二表面上的第一电极，位于第一电极上方的至少一个p型半导体吸收层，n型 半导体层位于p型半导体吸收体层上方，第二电极位于n型半导体层的上方。 p型半导体吸收层包括基于铜铟硒（CIS）的合金材料，第二电极是透明和导电的。 保护层的波长为2μm时的发射率大于0.25，与含有硒的气体的反应性低于衬底的反应性，并且与第一电极的组成，厚度，密度， 发射率，电导率或应力状态。 保护层的发射率曲线可以是均匀的或不均匀的。

公开(公告)号：US20100071756A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12464721

申请日：2009-05-12

申请人： Todd Krajewski ,  Jason Corneille ,  Shefali Jaiswal

发明人： Todd Krajewski ,  Jason Corneille ,  Shefali Jaiswal

IPC分类号： H01L31/048

CPC分类号： B32B3/18 ,  B32B3/04 ,  B32B3/08 ,  B32B5/147 ,  B32B7/045 ,  B32B7/12 ,  B32B9/041 ,  B32B9/045 ,  B32B15/08 ,  B32B15/18 ,  B32B15/20 ,  B32B17/10018 ,  B32B25/04 ,  B32B27/08 ,  B32B27/283 ,  B32B27/286 ,  B32B27/302 ,  B32B27/304 ,  B32B27/306 ,  B32B27/308 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/322 ,  B32B27/34 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B27/365 ,  B32B27/38 ,  B32B27/40 ,  B32B27/42 ,  B32B2270/00 ,  B32B2274/00 ,  B32B2307/206 ,  B32B2307/306 ,  B32B2307/412 ,  B32B2307/546 ,  B32B2307/71 ,  B32B2307/712 ,  B32B2307/7246 ,  B32B2327/12 ,  B32B2457/12 ,  H01L31/049 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： Provided are novel back sheets for solar module encapsulation. According to various embodiments, the back sheets are ungrounded and flexible. In certain embodiments, the back sheets include an integrated flexible and electrically isolated moisture barrier and a seal around the edge of the moisture barrier. The electrically isolated moisture barrier may be a thin metallic sheet, e.g., an aluminum foil. The electrically isolated, flexible moisture barrier eliminates the need for grounding.

摘要翻译： 提供太阳能模块封装的新型背板。 根据各种实施例，底片是不接地且柔性的。 在某些实施例中，背板包括集成的柔性和电隔离的湿气屏障以及围绕防潮层的边缘的密封。 电隔离的防潮层可以是薄金属片，例如铝箔。 电气隔离，灵活的防潮层消除了对接地的需要。

公开(公告)号：US20100019580A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-28

申请号：US12558355

申请日：2009-09-11

申请人： Steven Croft ,  Shawn Everson

发明人： Steven Croft ,  Shawn Everson

IPC分类号： H02J3/00 ,  H01L31/042

CPC分类号： H02S40/32 ,  Y10T307/707

摘要： Provided are novel detachable inverters, DC/DC converters, diodes and other detachable electrical circuitry components for solar modules. A detachable inverter or other component according to certain embodiments includes a fixed part and a separable part, i.e., an insert. The insert may include one or more bypass diodes, inverters, DC/DC converters or combinations thereof. According to various embodiments, the insert may or may not be movable between operating positions or orientations associated with different electrical connection configurations.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于太阳能模块的新型可拆卸逆变器，DC / DC转换器，二极管和其他可拆卸电路元件。 根据某些实施例的可拆卸逆变器或其它部件包括固定部分和可分离部分，即插入件。 插入件可以包括一个或多个旁路二极管，逆变器，DC / DC转换器或其组合。 根据各种实施例，插入件可以或可以不在与不同电连接构造相关联的操作位置或取向之间移动。

公开(公告)号：US20070283997A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11451616

申请日：2006-06-13

申请人： Bruce Hachtmann ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Puthur Paulson ,  William Sanders ,  Ben Tarbell

发明人： Bruce Hachtmann ,  Shefali Jaiswal ,  Puthur Paulson ,  William Sanders ,  Ben Tarbell

IPC分类号： H02N6/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/0508 ,  H01L31/03928 ,  H01L31/048 ,  H01L31/0512 ,  H02S20/23 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/541

摘要： A photovoltaic module includes a first photovoltaic cell, a second photovoltaic cell, and a collector-connector which is configured to collect current from the first photovoltaic cell and to electrically connect the first photovoltaic cell with the second photovoltaic cell. The collector-connector may include an electrically insulating carrier and at least one electrical conductor which electrically connects the first photovoltaic cell to the second photovoltaic cell.

摘要翻译： 光伏模块包括第一光伏电池，第二光伏电池和集电器连接器，其被配置为从第一光伏电池收集电流并将第一光伏电池与第二光伏电池电连接。 收集器 - 连接器可以包括电绝缘载体和将第一光伏电池电连接到第二光伏电池的至少一个电导体。

公开(公告)号：US06974976B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-13

申请号：US10671238

申请日：2003-09-24

申请人： Dennis R. Hollars

发明人： Dennis R. Hollars

IPC分类号： C23C14/00 ,  C23C14/35 ,  C23C14/56 ,  H01L31/032 ,  H01L31/109

CPC分类号： H01L31/18 ,  C23C14/0057 ,  C23C14/3414 ,  C23C14/352 ,  C23C14/562 ,  H01L31/022425 ,  H01L31/0322 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  Y02E10/541 ,  Y02P70/521

摘要： A method of manufacturing improved thin-film solar cells entirely by sputtering includes a high efficiency back contact/reflecting multi-layer containing at least one barrier layer consisting of a transition metal nitride. A copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InXGa1−X)Se2) absorber layer (X ranging from 1 to approximately 0.7) is co-sputtered from specially prepared electrically conductive targets using dual cylindrical rotary magnetron technology. The band gap of the absorber layer can be graded by varying the gallium content, and by replacing the gallium partially or totally with aluminum. Alternately the absorber layer is reactively sputtered from metal alloy targets in the presence of hydrogen selenide gas. RF sputtering is used to deposit a non-cadmium containing window layer of ZnS. The top transparent electrode is reactively sputtered aluminum doped ZnO. A unique modular vacuum roll-to-roll sputtering machine is described. The machine is adapted to incorporate dual cylindrical rotary magnetron technology to manufacture the improved solar cell material in a single pass.

摘要翻译： 完全通过溅射制造改进的薄膜太阳能电池的方法包括含有由过渡金属氮化物组成的至少一个阻挡层的高效率背接触/反射多层。 铜铟镓硒（Cu（In x X Ga 1-X 1）Se 2 2）吸收层（X为1至约0.7） 由专门制备的导电靶使用双圆柱旋转磁控管技术共溅射。 吸收层的带隙可以通过改变镓含量来分级，并且通过用铝部分或全部替换镓来分级。 或者，在硒化氢气体存在下，吸收层从金属合金靶反应溅射。 使用RF溅射沉积含有ZnS的不含镉的窗口层。 顶部透明电极是反应溅射的铝掺杂的ZnO。 描述了一种独特的模块化真空辊对辊溅射机。 该机器适用于采用双圆柱形旋转磁控管技术，以单程制造改进的太阳能电池材料。